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Perception Imagination and Demonstrative Reference
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2010)This paper examines the contents of perceptual experience, and focuses in particular on the relation between the representational aspects of an experience and its phenomenal character. It is argued that the Critical Realist ... -
Perception in chess and beyond : commentary on Linhares and Freitas (2010)
(2011)Linhares and Freitas (2010; LF) argue that experts use analogical or semantic similarity, similarities that are not available from direct surface representations. LF make their case using a critique of Chase and Simon ... -
Perception Naturalised: Relocation and the Sensible Qualities
(2017-09-12)This paper offers a partial defence of a Sellarsian-inspired form of scientific realism. It defends the relocation strategy that Sellars adopts in his project of reconciling the manifest and scientific images. It concentrates ... -
The perception of affective touch in anorexia nervosa
(2016-05-30)Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a disorder characterized by restricted eating, fears of gaining weight, and body image distortions. The etiology remains unknown; however impairments in social cognition and reward circuits contribute ... -
The perception of problem drinkers by general hospital staff, general practitioners and alcoholic patients
(1985)A sample of 275 subjects (general hospital staff, general practitioners and alcoholic patients) was investigated regarding their perception of problem-drinkers. A set of semantic differential scales was used, and subjects ... -
Perception of Robot Smiles and Dimensions for Human-Robot Interaction Design
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The perception of texture, object size and angularity by touch in virtual environments with two haptic devices
(University of Glasgow, 2000)The incorporation of the sense of touch (haptic sense) into virtual reality (VR) has considerable potential to enhance the realism of virtual environments and make VR accessible to blind people. This paper summarises a ... -
Perception-action loops of multiple agents : informational aspects and the impact of coordination
(2012)Embodied agents can be conceived as entities perceiving and acting upon an external environment. Probabilistic models of this perception-action loop have paved the way to the investigation of information-theoretic aspects ... -
Perceptions and Embodiments of Masculinities Amongst Men Who Use(d) Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs: a Mixed-Methods Approach During COVID-19 and Beyond
(2023-05-09)The use of IPEDs (Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs) has become a growing area of concern for public health, particularly over the last decade (Santos and Coomber, 2017). The vast majority of the population consuming ... -
Perceptions and experiences of community-based healthcare professionals in the state of Qatar having do not attempt resuscitation discussions during the COVID-19 pandemic
(2023-12-14)Introduction: The values and attitudes of healthcare professionals influence their handling of “do-not-attempt-resuscitation” (DNAR) orders, as does that of the families they interact with. The aim of this study was to ... -
Perceptions and experiences of community-based healthcare professionals in the state of Qatar having do not attempt resuscitation discussions during the COVID-19 pandemic : Corrigendum
(2024-02-16)In the published article, there was an error in the Ethics statement. The correct Ethics statement appears below. The studies involving human participants were reviewed and approved by the Medical Research Committee, Hamad ... -
Perceptions and influences surrounding breastfeeding practices within a Pakistani community in the UK: a qualitative analysis.
(2016-02-26)Many cultures encourage breastfeeding, yet formula milk is often given by choice in the UK. The Pakistani culture, however, exhibits high rates of breastfeeding as normal practice (1). The influence of the UK culture of ... -
Perceptions of Causes and Long Term Effects of Academic Underachievement in High IQ Adults
(2015-10-12)A great deal is known and has been written about the difficulties that high IQ children can experience in the classroom when their special educational needs are not met. Evidence suggests that these difficulties can result ... -
Perceptions of Pregnancy from the Seventeenth to Twentieth Century
(Palgrave, 2017-01-10)This multi-disciplinary collection brings together work by scholars from Britain, America and Canada on the popular, personal and institutional histories of pregnancy. It follows the process of reproduction from conception ... -
Perceptions regarding antimicrobial use and resistance among adult hospital patients in Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) Hospitals.
(2020-12-01)Background: Education, a key strategy within antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASPs), has been mainly directed towards healthcare professionals and prescribers more than hospitalised patients. Aim: To examine patients’ ... -
Perceptions, behaviours and barriers towards exercise practices in inflammatory bowel disease
(2024-04-05)Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a chronic disease affecting the digestive tract, has a significant impact on health-related quality of life. Pharmaceutical treatment is typically adopted, yet exercise is increasingly ... -
Perceptions, beliefs and behaviors of nutritional and supplementary practices in inflammatory bowel disease
(2022-02-03)Purpose: To gain insight into the behaviors, perceptions and beliefs of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients nutritional and supplementary practices and also to explore perceptions and behaviors in relation to ... -
Perceptual distinction in an unsupervised neural network: implications for theories of category-specific deficits
(2000)There are many reports of patients who, after sustaining brain damage, exhibit a selective recognition deficit for certain categories of object. There has been much controversy as to whether this is informative about the ...